Miguel A. Sanchez is a board-certified pathologist who specializes in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology and cytopathology. Sanchez is chief of pathology and medical director of The Leslie Simon Breast Care and Cytodiagnosis Center at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, New Jersey.[1] He is best known for his contribution in setting the standards of diagnosis and treatment of breast and thyroid disease praised by the United States Congress in 1994.[2][3][4]
Miguel A. Sanchez | |
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| Education | Doctor of Medicine |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, pathologist |
| Years active | 47 (since 1969) |
| Known for | Work in pathology, cytopathology, breast cancer.[1] |
| Website | official page |
Education
editSanchez received his medical degree from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1969. Following a short period of practice in internal medicine and cardiology, he emigrated to the USA to complete a training in pathology at Temple University in Philadelphia and at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York City. Then, he received training in fine-needle aspiration biopsy at the Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden in the 1980s.
Medical career
editSanchez has practiced at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center since 1975, as its chief of pathology since 1991, and a member of its board of trusteesfrom 1985 to 2014.[5][6] Sanchez holds professorial appointments at both Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (1990–Present)[7] and New York University.[8] He lectured on the intersection of medicine with the humanities such as music, opera and egyptology. As a result, he has been a member of the Paleopathology Club of the International Academy of Pathology and the Paleopathology Society. He has given national and international lectures and talks on breast cancer and the role of the humanities in learning medicine and ancient Egyptian medicine He is a member of the University of Memphis team excavating Thebes Tomb 16 (TT16) in Luxor, Egypt .[9][10][11][12]
Publications
edit- "Prosthesis for the Afterlife in TT16, Luxor, Egypt". Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. Vol.50, No.1, January 2014.[13]
- "Cytologic Findings of Atypical Adenosis of the Breast". Acta Cytologica. Vol.46, No.2, 2002.[14]
- "Current issues in breast cytopathology". American Journal of Clinical Pathology. Vol.113, No.5, 2000.[15]
- "Analysis of DNA distribution in Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with and without the acquired immune deficiency syndrome". Vol.10, No.1, 1988.[16]
- "Fine-needle aspiration of the breast". Pathology (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol.4, No.2, 1996.[17]
Awards and honors
editSanchez has received several national and international awards and distinctions during his career.[18] The most notable of his distinctions are the first Yolanda Oertel Interventional Pathologist of the Year in 2003; the gold medal of the Chinese Academy of Medical Science for his contributions in the first course on AIDS in Beijing. The President of Nicaragua granted him the Medal of Medical Merit and the College of American Pathologists honored him with the 2010 Excellence in Education Award.
- Gold medal of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1987.[6]
- Zonta International Award for Breast Cancer Care, October 10, 1995.
- American Cancer Society Award, March 1997.
- Susan G. Komen Foundation Honoree, Annual Pink Tie Ball, 2004.
- Nicaraguan Medal of Medical Merit, 2004.
- The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology, Yolanda Oertel Interventional Cytopathologist Award, February 2005.[19]
- The Kennedy Funding Invitational.[1]
- Excellence in Education Award from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), June 2010.[20]
- Top doctors for women's health (1st to 14th editions).[21]
- Newsweek Health: Top Cancer Doctors.[2]
- New York Best Doctors.[22]
References
edit- ^ a b c Mel Fabrikant (3 June 2010). "Englewood Hospital's Dr. Miguel A. Sanchez To Be Honored By The Kennedy Funding Invitational". The Paramus Post.
- ^ a b "Newsweek Health: Top Cancer Doctors". Newsweek. 2015.
- ^ "Massachusetts General Physician Visits Englewood Hospital's Breast Care Center". mybergen.com. 3 June 2010.
- ^ Frederick W. Kremkau (February 2005). "Principles Of Diagnostic Ultrasound" (PDF). National Consortium of Breast Centers, Inc.
- ^ "Breast Care Center staff". Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.
- ^ a b "Expanded Breast Imaging Services" (PDF). Healthy You – The Health Care Magazine. September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "Miguel A Sanchez, MD".
- ^ "NYU School of Medecine: Miguel Sanchez Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Pathology". 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Lecture: Controversies in Egyptian Paleopathology: Who Died of What? A Second Opinion". 14 July 2012.
- ^ "ICE: Immersive Cytopathology Experience - September 14-17, 2016". September 2016.
- ^ "Grand Rounds Presentation". Virginia Commonwealth University. 14 July 2012.
- ^ "AP updates: Cytology Visiting Professor next week". University of Michigan. 26 May 2010.
- ^ Herrerín, Jesús; Sanchez, Miguel (January 2014). "Prosthesis for the Afterlife in TT16, Luxor, Egypt". Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. 50 (1): 127–145. doi:10.5913/jarce.50.2014.a020.
- ^ Kaufman, David; Sanchez, Miguel (2002). "Cytologic Findings of Atypical Adenosis of the Breast". Acta Cytologica. 46 (2): 369–372. doi:10.1159/000326845. PMID 11917587. S2CID 3346280.
- ^ Stanley, M. W.; Sidawy, M. K.; Sanchez, M. A. (2000). "Current issues in breast cytopathology". American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 113 (5): S49–S75. doi:10.1309/29FP-0QAU-CMJY-BK3U. PMID 11993710.
- ^ Sanchez, Miguel; Ames, ED (1988). "Analysis of DNA distribution in Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with and without the acquired immune deficiency syndrome". Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology. 10 (1): 16–20. PMID 3355645.
- ^ Sanchez, Miguel; Stahl, RE (1996). "Fine-needle aspiration of the breast". Pathology. 4 (2): 253–286. PMID 9238359.
- ^ Mel Fabrikan (3 June 2010). "Englewood Hospital's Dr. Miguel A. Sanchez To Be Honored By The Kennedy Funding Invitational". The Paramus Post.
- ^ "Yolanda Oertel Interventional Cytopathologist Award". Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology.
- ^ "Prestigious Honors for Englewood Hospital's Pathology Department Dr. Miguel Sanchez, Dr. Mikhail Tismenetsky and Technologist Al Valentino earn national recognition from College of American Pathologists". 28 June 2010.
- ^ "Castel Connolly Top Doctors". Castle Connolly. 2015.
- ^ "The 2016 List: The Top 1,300 Physicians". New York Magazine. 2016.